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of two men, president obama and house speaker john boehner. we'll have two conversations with the reporters who cover each of them. for more, we're joined by janet hook of the wall street journal, i have to ask, does this morning's unanimous agreement to give federal workers who were furloughed back pay, if that's approved by the senate and the white house does, that buy john boehner more time or increase the pressure on minimum? >> i have to say, that unanimous vote is really an illusion. it's the one thing people can agree on, is that they don't want to take this out on the federal workers who are missing days and days of paychecks. i think actually, it kind of lifts the pressure on congress to come to any kind of agreement, because there isn't pressure coming from federal workers who are wanting to get their paycheck, they know they'll be made whole in the end. >> what's the likelihood if speaker boehner combines this negotiation into the debt ceiling conversation that's looming. >> president obama last week was giving speeches where he was
of two men, president obama and house speaker john boehner. we'll have two conversations with the reporters who cover each of them. for more, we're joined by janet hook of the wall street journal, i have to ask, does this morning's unanimous agreement to give federal workers who were furloughed back pay, if that's approved by the senate and the white house does, that buy john boehner more time or increase the pressure on minimum? >> i have to say, that unanimous vote is really an...
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you interviewed president obama this week. what is your take? are you sensing about how much longer this will go on? >> suzy, i think it will go up until mid october, the treasury says october 17th when we hit the debt limit. i wouldn't expect it to be resolved much more than midnight on the 16th and, you know, there are various scenarios being discussed. there is no negotiation process but i talked to a republican member of congress yesterday speculating if we agree on a process of budget negotiations to occur after the debt limit is raised, that might be something we can consider a victory and on the debt limit there is some talk of potentially suspending enforcement of the debt limit rather than raise it. that's what republicans did this year and we've been operating on that basis all year. >> there was a time when shutting the government down would be unthinkable. it's happened twice in the last 20 years but now we're talking complacently about the government is shutdown and could be for two more weeks. does this become the norm in future bu
you interviewed president obama this week. what is your take? are you sensing about how much longer this will go on? >> suzy, i think it will go up until mid october, the treasury says october 17th when we hit the debt limit. i wouldn't expect it to be resolved much more than midnight on the 16th and, you know, there are various scenarios being discussed. there is no negotiation process but i talked to a republican member of congress yesterday speculating if we agree on a process of...
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. >>> as president obama this week urged congress to prevent massive federal spending cuts from going into effect march 1st, many religious groups argued the so-called sequester would disproportionately impact low-income americans. although social security, medicare and some anti-poverty programs are protected, the groups pointed to likely cuts in programs that provide food and other assistance. they called those cuts unconscionable and immoral. >>> human rights and religious freedom advocates are ramping up pressure on iran to release an iranian-born american christian pastor who was recently sentenced to eight years in prison there. saeed abedini was convicted last month of threatening iran's national security by helping to expand the house church movement. 80 members of the u.s. congress wrote to secretary of state john kerry calling on him to exhaust every possible option to secure abedini's release. >>> we have a special report today on the city in the u.s. that has become nearly as identified with evangelical protestants as rome is with catholics or mecca, with muslims. it is co
. >>> as president obama this week urged congress to prevent massive federal spending cuts from going into effect march 1st, many religious groups argued the so-called sequester would disproportionately impact low-income americans. although social security, medicare and some anti-poverty programs are protected, the groups pointed to likely cuts in programs that provide food and other assistance. they called those cuts unconscionable and immoral. >>> human rights and religious...
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. >> in the week before his inauguration, a look back "inside obama's presidency." >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund, supporting investigative reporting and enterprise journalism. >> good evening, everyone, as we watch the making of the president 2008. there are ten... >> as for the senator's schedule tonight, he is now at the hyatt regency hotel. he will watch the election returns and then... >> ohio is gone for obama... >> it is now 11:00 on the east coast and keith, we can report history. >> barack obama is projected to be the next president. >> senator barack obama of illinois will be the next president... >> narrator: november
. >> in the week before his inauguration, a look back "inside obama's presidency." >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park...
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i do not think it will reach obama. the council knew about it three weeks before. he said that. did he tell nobody in the white house? if it reaches the white house it is serious. but it is the one that everybody feels strongly about. if you have a letter from the irs, you know it is not good news. it is not happy birthday. power can be ruthless and arrogant. in terms of the public that is the one. in terms of the press, they are upset about the ap. they have been obsequious but all of a sudden they are very upset. it is their own prerogative and privacy. i think he asked to make his peace with the press on that because they are the ones mediates between him and the public. >> when nixon got in trouble on watergate, which was at the beginning a burglary, he was hurt because he did not have friends. he did not spend a lot of time stroking senators and playing golf. he really paid for it. i am not saying this is on that scale. i dislike these analogies to watergate but there is a point that obama needs to have better friends on the hill. >> where have you heard that before? >> fro
i do not think it will reach obama. the council knew about it three weeks before. he said that. did he tell nobody in the white house? if it reaches the white house it is serious. but it is the one that everybody feels strongly about. if you have a letter from the irs, you know it is not good news. it is not happy birthday. power can be ruthless and arrogant. in terms of the public that is the one. in terms of the press, they are upset about the ap. they have been obsequious but all of a sudden...
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. >>> also this week, president obama made a strong push for comprehensive immigration reform this week, as did some members of the senate, who presented their own bipartisan plan. faith groups across the religious spectrum praised both efforts, saying legislation should be passed without delay. in recent months, religious leaders have led an aggressive campaign for immigration reform. >> for us, for many of us who are here, that immigration is part of a consistent life ethic that respects the human person. >>> meanwhile, as congress heard testimony on gun violence from former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and others, prominent members of the faith community continued to advocate for stricter gun laws. african-american clergy from around the country gathered in washington and urged that more attention be paid to gun violence in urban areas. in addition to stronger gun control, they lobbied for federal resources for community anti-violence programs. >> we all as clergy leaders and faith leaders expressed that we believed that was a moral imperative, for us to act. >>> just before they
. >>> also this week, president obama made a strong push for comprehensive immigration reform this week, as did some members of the senate, who presented their own bipartisan plan. faith groups across the religious spectrum praised both efforts, saying legislation should be passed without delay. in recent months, religious leaders have led an aggressive campaign for immigration reform. >> for us, for many of us who are here, that immigration is part of a consistent life ethic...
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of this discussion of obama care changed anything at all. the race heading in this direction. gwen: we will be watching that as well. the senate voted this week to for e federal workplace and lesbian, bisexual transgender employees in the wake of other moves by the supreme court and state houses legali izize gay marriage. and e great enduring important value for all americans is equality. and this makes a strong stand for greater equality. gwen: that was one of several republics that joined the in easing majority the bill past the 60-vote threshold it needed. died hanged since the act in 2007? >> generally americans now favor same sex marriage and supportive f advancing gay rights and democrats are saying some polls suggest that a majority of americans already thought this it was illegal to discriminate against somebody based on their sexual preference gender identity in the workplace. gwen: doesn't seem like a startling thing to pass. >> no. roughly 20 states have laws or both ofr of these these but congress hasn't done it. senate ed in 199
of this discussion of obama care changed anything at all. the race heading in this direction. gwen: we will be watching that as well. the senate voted this week to for e federal workplace and lesbian, bisexual transgender employees in the wake of other moves by the supreme court and state houses legali izize gay marriage. and e great enduring important value for all americans is equality. and this makes a strong stand for greater equality. gwen: that was one of several republics that joined the...
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and barack obama would have looked humiliated again. >> a great "washington week" to talk about that. gwen: even better to be in the room. and we would like to do that. there was another big topic. renewed threats from al qaeda that brought about u.s. evacuations this week from yemen. which raised the question, has al qaeda as promised been des meated? -- decimated? this is the president's answer. >> this tightly organized and relatively centralized al qaeda that attacked us on 9-11 has been broken apart. and is very weak. and does not have a lot of operational capacity. and to say we still have these regional organizations like aqap that can pose a threat. that can drive potentially a truck bomb into an embassy wall and can kill some people. gwen: so was that the fear of what was happening this week and that's why americans were evacuated? >> yes. the officials i've spoken to say that was precisely the fear in yemen. it started in yemen. was the threat to blow up the u.s. embassy or the british embassy. and they thought truck bombs were out there. it expanded the threat. one of the t
and barack obama would have looked humiliated again. >> a great "washington week" to talk about that. gwen: even better to be in the room. and we would like to do that. there was another big topic. renewed threats from al qaeda that brought about u.s. evacuations this week from yemen. which raised the question, has al qaeda as promised been des meated? -- decimated? this is the president's answer. >> this tightly organized and relatively centralized al qaeda that attacked...
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president obama actually placed the call. what changed in the course of the week? and rouhani said at a news conference on friday, he gave an interesting answer. he said one of the things i've learned while i was here is that the attitude of the united states and these other outside powers that we, the iranians have been so concerned about, it's changed. if you ask people in the obama administration, have you changed? no. that was a big signal to rouhani, to his boss and his peers in the iranian government that i think these people who we've been calling the great satin are people we can do business with. gwen: sanctions have been in place all these years -- >> that is absolutely the big change. if you look at the iranian economy, it is a mess. the most recent set of sanctions -- two things, they don't have access to the world banking system anymore and their oil sales have been going down and that is killing them. they need to find a way out. >> which of these gestures were just gestures and what was significant in this? >> that's the $64 billion question. on the
president obama actually placed the call. what changed in the course of the week? and rouhani said at a news conference on friday, he gave an interesting answer. he said one of the things i've learned while i was here is that the attitude of the united states and these other outside powers that we, the iranians have been so concerned about, it's changed. if you ask people in the obama administration, have you changed? no. that was a big signal to rouhani, to his boss and his peers in the...
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. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this week, the second inauguration of president barack obama. >> we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in a generation that will build its future. >> where does he go from here? >> the benghazi hearings. hillary clinton on the carpet. >> had been president at the time, i would have excuse you from your post. standing >> her ground. >> it is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can from letting it happen again. >> america's daughters are just as capable of defending freedom as its sons are. >> look who is coming to town of. >> you do not want to mess with mary jo. as one former chairman said, mary joe does not intimidate easily. >> the second obama administration began with a 19- minute 2114-word address that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell described as an unabashedly left-of-center speech that brought back memories of the democratic party of ages past. >> our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the st
. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this week, the second inauguration of president barack obama. >> we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in a generation that will build its future. >> where does he go from here? >> the benghazi hearings. hillary clinton on the carpet. >> had been president at the time, i would have excuse you from your post. standing >>...
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obama as her guest at the state of the union speech last week. president obama returned to his hometown last week to stress the need for action on gun violence. >> last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city. and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's the equivalent of a newtown every four months. >> ifill: in fact, just hours after the president spoke, 18-year-old janay mcfarland was shot and killed in chicao. he 14-year-old sister destiny warren had attendd the president's speech. the fallout from gun violence has extended to politics, as chicago moves toward next week's special election to fill the congressional se acated by jesse jackson jr. >> in the race... fill: a gun-control group financed by new york mayor michael bloomberg has spent more ntha a million dollars on ads attacking candidates there supported by the national rifle association. another group organized by c esswomon gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly is paying for gun control ads airing nationwide. >> what we're going to do i
obama as her guest at the state of the union speech last week. president obama returned to his hometown last week to stress the need for action on gun violence. >> last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city. and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's the equivalent of a newtown every four months. >> ifill: in fact, just hours after the president spoke, 18-year-old janay mcfarland was shot and killed in chicao. he 14-year-old sister destiny...
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i mean just think about what this a week for the obama. mrs. obama in chicago, about a week ago, a week tomorrow, the parents, the hearts go out to them this is a very unique circumstances for a president to be in. but i think he embraced it starting with mr. mrs. obama not running away from it. the city has been calling on him to come home for years. >> now also interesting because it focused on not mass shootings. we've seen a lot of focus on, but these individual awful random kills. i understand that chicago also has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation. so how does what the president is pushing, how would that affect the situation in a city like chicago. >> it will show that you cannot make laws, cities are not islands. that's what happens in chicago dramatically shows. back in the day mayor daly, now the former mayor daly was a pioneer. some of the suburbs around chicago were the first to have bans. but it just doesn't work that way. there is a gun-- in the suburbs that accounts for a stream of sales which dramatized from th
i mean just think about what this a week for the obama. mrs. obama in chicago, about a week ago, a week tomorrow, the parents, the hearts go out to them this is a very unique circumstances for a president to be in. but i think he embraced it starting with mr. mrs. obama not running away from it. the city has been calling on him to come home for years. >> now also interesting because it focused on not mass shootings. we've seen a lot of focus on, but these individual awful random kills. i...
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president obama saying today it's going to get fixed. he spoke out for the first time about the botched rollout of his administration's online health insurance exchanges that started three weeks ago. surrounding himself at the who us with people who have successfully signed up for the new health care plans, the president vowed to get the glitches repaired. it's a big fixer-upper. thousands of americans are still unable to sign up for a new insurance plan because of lost information, long waits and error messages. so can the problems be fixed? and will enough americans be able to sign up for the new plan? bertha coombs joins us now with more. bertha, first time that the president's saying this is a mess. >> really, it is. it's a very big shift in tone from what we've heard the last couple of weeks. president obama defended his signature health plan in the rose garden today, saying almost 20 million people have logged on to healthcare.gov. hundreds of thousands have been able to register to try to shop for their insurance. but for the firs
president obama saying today it's going to get fixed. he spoke out for the first time about the botched rollout of his administration's online health insurance exchanges that started three weeks ago. surrounding himself at the who us with people who have successfully signed up for the new health care plans, the president vowed to get the glitches repaired. it's a big fixer-upper. thousands of americans are still unable to sign up for a new insurance plan because of lost information, long waits...
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" and cbs news john: good evening, this week, president obama gave the first state-of-the-union address of his second term. it was packed with almost 30 different policy proposals, some, like immigration reform, were familiar. others, like his call for expanding preschool and rating colleges, were new. it was a robust vision for a president engaged in hand-to-hand combat congressional republicans over the basic exchanges of government. still, the president said the country could afford all of it. >> nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. it is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. john: , so, karen, if bill clinton kind the famous phrase that the era of big government over, did president obama launch the era of smart government? >> that's going to depend on what side of the aisle you were sitting on when you listened to the speech. but one thing about the speech, there was just a lot in it. he touched every single domestic policy initiative he has ever put together before, ev
" and cbs news john: good evening, this week, president obama gave the first state-of-the-union address of his second term. it was packed with almost 30 different policy proposals, some, like immigration reform, were familiar. others, like his call for expanding preschool and rating colleges, were new. it was a robust vision for a president engaged in hand-to-hand combat congressional republicans over the basic exchanges of government. still, the president said the country could afford all...
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he wants to give his proposals to president obama by tuesday of next week. he said why it is important act now. >> nothing that has gotten to the heart of the matter more than the visual image of six year-old kids riddle. not shot with a stray bullet, but rattled. >> of the comments came on the same day that a student was shot and wounded at a california high school where another was taken into custody. for more, the vice president was meeting in the white house as we were getting news that there was yet another school shooting, and there is a real sense of urgency that is still there. >> we saw president obama after the shooting a visibly upset, saying he would use the power of his office to act on gun- control and do it quickly. he asked joe biden to convene with a sense of urgency. they had been meeting to move things forward quickly. they want to get in that space while people are still shocked about the killings. the tragic irony is that while he was meeting people and talking about it today, on the west coast, somebody else was firing at a school. >> h
he wants to give his proposals to president obama by tuesday of next week. he said why it is important act now. >> nothing that has gotten to the heart of the matter more than the visual image of six year-old kids riddle. not shot with a stray bullet, but rattled. >> of the comments came on the same day that a student was shot and wounded at a california high school where another was taken into custody. for more, the vice president was meeting in the white house as we were getting...
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. >>> in other news, in his state of the union speech this week, president obama addressed several issues of concern to many faith groups. the president pushed for stricter gun control, comprehensive immigration re and protections for senior and protections for senior citizens, the middle class and working families. some religious organizations praised obama's demand to raise the minimum wage and his goal of eradicating world poverty. >>> tibetan rights groups say since 2009 at least 100 tibetans inside china have set themselves on fire to protest chinese rule. the majority have been monks and nuns. also this week, in nepal, a former monk died after he set himself on fire in front of a buddhist shrine. china blames the dalai lama for encouraging the self-immolations. the dalai lama has said he can neither support nor condemn the protests. >>> the prominent american-born jewish philosopher rabbi david hartman has passed away. he was 81. a leader of liberal orthodoxy, hartman founded the shalom hartman institute in jerusalem where he encouraged the study of many schools of jewish thought. i
. >>> in other news, in his state of the union speech this week, president obama addressed several issues of concern to many faith groups. the president pushed for stricter gun control, comprehensive immigration re and protections for senior and protections for senior citizens, the middle class and working families. some religious organizations praised obama's demand to raise the minimum wage and his goal of eradicating world poverty. >>> tibetan rights groups say since 2009...
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marines this week. osama bin laden is gone, but his number two man is still around, and so is his personal assistant, who has planned an attack on american targets, leading to the closing of 19 embassies and the state department has ordered nonessential staff to leave the u.s. consulate and issued a travel warning. colby, the game is not over. >> the game is not over and it raises questions about the information that led to the decision and how we got it. it goes back to the mega-data that has been gathered. does it suggest there is value in what they have done? the activity that we have been reading about -- there is fruit from it that allows them to take the action they have taken? the threat has not gone away. >> how about this -- we do not want another benghazi? is that the message? >> it is clear part of the motivation was because of benghazi, the embarrassment, the fact the story will not go away and we do not have explanations as to why the warnings were ignored, etc., but there is a larger probl
marines this week. osama bin laden is gone, but his number two man is still around, and so is his personal assistant, who has planned an attack on american targets, leading to the closing of 19 embassies and the state department has ordered nonessential staff to leave the u.s. consulate and issued a travel warning. colby, the game is not over. >> the game is not over and it raises questions about the information that led to the decision and how we got it. it goes back to the mega-data...
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the irs will need to delay next year's tax filing season by up to two weeks. the obama administration says it will additionally curve economic growth in this, the current quarter. >>> while seventh focused on twitter, there are budget talks going on trying to avert another shut down but today senator lindsey graham says those talks are deadlocked. graham was quoted saying they were stuck she tried to say. for more on the budget talks, let's join john harwood. we've seen this movie before and the market was very volatile during that period of time. are we in for another round? >> well, sue, we have seen this movie, not only before but continuously for two years, ever since 2011 when the setup of the super committee trying to get a deal for additional deficit reduction but couldn't get it because of this very simple equation. republicans said to get a deal we need to cut entitlements, democrats said we need to raise taxes. republicans have not been willing to go there. the question is is there some sort of a deal that can evade that fundamental road block? the w
the irs will need to delay next year's tax filing season by up to two weeks. the obama administration says it will additionally curve economic growth in this, the current quarter. >>> while seventh focused on twitter, there are budget talks going on trying to avert another shut down but today senator lindsey graham says those talks are deadlocked. graham was quoted saying they were stuck she tried to say. for more on the budget talks, let's join john harwood. we've seen this movie...
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president obama began his second term this week with pomp, circumstance, and some prayer. in longstanding american tradition, religion had a high profile in many inaugural activities. kim lawton has more. >> reporter: before monday's public swearing-in ceremony, the obamas attended a special worship service at st. john's episcopal church. protestant, catholic and jewish leaders were part of the service, which was closed to cameras. then, the public ceremony began with an invocation by myrlie evers-williams, widow of slain civil rights leader medgar evers and the first laywoman to give an inaugural prayer. >> we invoke the prayers of our grandmothers, who taught us to pray, god, make me a blessing. >> reporter: music included the brooklyn tabernacle choir. >> the oath i have sworn before you today, like the one recited by others who serve in this capitol, was an oath to god and country. >> reporter: the president cited god many times in his address. he laid out a liberal vision to the nation, which included an explicit endorsement of gay rights. >> our journey is not comple
president obama began his second term this week with pomp, circumstance, and some prayer. in longstanding american tradition, religion had a high profile in many inaugural activities. kim lawton has more. >> reporter: before monday's public swearing-in ceremony, the obamas attended a special worship service at st. john's episcopal church. protestant, catholic and jewish leaders were part of the service, which was closed to cameras. then, the public ceremony began with an invocation by...
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gwen: this is probably true but it's not the worst part of president obama's no good very bad week. >> the problem has been that the website that's supposed to make it easy to apply for and purchase the insurance is not working the way it should for everybody. there's no sugarcoating it. the website has been too slow. people have been getting stuck during the application process. and i think it's fair to say that nobody's more frustrated by that than i am. gwen: and then the woman standing behind him fainted. so how did this big deal rollout go so wrong? >> her faint was a interpretation of the entire eek. healthcare got.gov came out and collapsed. the first government had to open more exchanges than they thought they would because some states decided they didn't want to so the burden was lifted on the administration a little bit. and then the department of health and human services delayed the regulations and instructions about how these exchanges were put together inside the administration and some say those were delayed because of the election year concerns. they didn't want to rai
gwen: this is probably true but it's not the worst part of president obama's no good very bad week. >> the problem has been that the website that's supposed to make it easy to apply for and purchase the insurance is not working the way it should for everybody. there's no sugarcoating it. the website has been too slow. people have been getting stuck during the application process. and i think it's fair to say that nobody's more frustrated by that than i am. gwen: and then the woman...
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margaret warner reports on a busy week of diplomacy at the united nations, as president obama has an historic phone call with the president of iran. jeffrey brown has the story of the rebirth of a school that was once a crown jewel of african american education. >> first black general, first black graduate of the naval academy, second black of the naval academy, first black presidential cabinet member. what do they all have in common? it's this place, it's dunbar high school. >> woodruff: and mark shields and ramesh ponnuru analyze the week's news. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ñi >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdat;and peaceful world. more information at macfound.oró ó >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... ñr >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >
margaret warner reports on a busy week of diplomacy at the united nations, as president obama has an historic phone call with the president of iran. jeffrey brown has the story of the rebirth of a school that was once a crown jewel of african american education. >> first black general, first black graduate of the naval academy, second black of the naval academy, first black presidential cabinet member. what do they all have in common? it's this place, it's dunbar high school. >>...
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are you willing to meet with president obama in new york at the united nations? >> translator: i do not have any plan to meet president obama in our agenda. >> reporter: would you be against meeting with president obama in the near future, mr. president? >> translator: well, anything is possible in the world of politics. it depends on the necessary conditions. >> reporter: mr. president, president obama has revealed that you and he have exchanged letters. could you please describe the tone of those letters? >> translator: he congratulated my election and some issues of his interest raised in the letter. i i responded to that letter. i thanked him. i expressed iran's viewpoint. from my point of view the tone of the letter was positive and constructive. >> reporter: do you see it as a foundation? >> it could be subtle and tiny steps for a very important future. >> reporter: president rouhani was careful when asked about iran's recent past. much of what americans think about iran is influenced by your predecessor and statements he's made. let me ask you -- president
are you willing to meet with president obama in new york at the united nations? >> translator: i do not have any plan to meet president obama in our agenda. >> reporter: would you be against meeting with president obama in the near future, mr. president? >> translator: well, anything is possible in the world of politics. it depends on the necessary conditions. >> reporter: mr. president, president obama has revealed that you and he have exchanged letters. could you...
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this is the second time in recent weeks that a potential high-level obama administration nominee has come under fire. last month, united nations ambassador susan rice withdrew her name as a potential nominee for secretary of state. she'd come under fierce republican criticism over public statements she made about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. hagel has run into stiff opposition from senate republicans. he alienated many of them when, as a senator, he criticized the iraq war after voting for it, initially. >> we're beyond disarray. we're beyond division. we've got anarchy and very clearly defined tribal sectarian civil war in iraq. that's happening right now. but, most important, those men and women that we ask to fight and die, they deserve a policy worthy of their sacrifices. they, in my opinion, do not have that policy today. >> suarez: on "fox news sunday" last weekend, south carolina senator lindsey graham made clear that republicans have not forgotten or forgiven. >> i can tell you there would be very little republican support for his nomination. at the en
this is the second time in recent weeks that a potential high-level obama administration nominee has come under fire. last month, united nations ambassador susan rice withdrew her name as a potential nominee for secretary of state. she'd come under fierce republican criticism over public statements she made about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. hagel has run into stiff opposition from senate republicans. he alienated many of them when, as a senator, he criticized the iraq...
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. >> wooduff: later this week the obama administration is expected to release its first report of how many people of any age have enrolled in the insurance marketplaces so far. the "wall street journal" today pegged that number at fewer than 50,000. >> ifill: as the nation struggles with its health care demands, so too do veterans whose health challenges are complicated by their service. more than a million iraq and afghanistan vets have used the gi bill to pursue a college degree. but they are often coping with injuries and stress that make for a tough battlefield-to- classroom transition. our partners at kqed and the center for investigative reporting bring us the story of a community college program that offers a simple solution-- bring health services where they're needed most. special correspondent aaron glantz has that story. >> danny signed up to be a cook in the u.s. army. within weeks, he was deployed to iraq. >> i was about 17 when the atrocities of 9/11 happened and that really affected me and i wanted to actually make some change. >> i was reassigned to a machine gunner ru
. >> wooduff: later this week the obama administration is expected to release its first report of how many people of any age have enrolled in the insurance marketplaces so far. the "wall street journal" today pegged that number at fewer than 50,000. >> ifill: as the nation struggles with its health care demands, so too do veterans whose health challenges are complicated by their service. more than a million iraq and afghanistan vets have used the gi bill to pursue a...
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thank you. >> suarez: with just a week left before automatic spending cuts are set to begin, the obama administration stepped up pressure on republicans in congress today. the latest warnings came over the potential impact that furloughs would have on air travel, starting in april. transportation secretary ray lahood said travelers could face new delays of 90 minutes at major airports in chicago, new york and san francisco. moe 00th 1an air control towers at smaller airports could be closed, lahood said. airlines likely would cancel flights. and congress, he said, would hear of the fallout. >> it's not only the impact on the passengers, it's the impact that it has on airports, control towers, people who work there, airports. and their phones are going to start ringing. why does this have to happen? nobody likes a delay. nobody likes waiting in line. none of us do. if we can't get our hamburger within five minutes, if we can't get on the plane within 30, 40, 50 minutes after going through, you know what happens. they start calling their member of congress. >> suarez: more now on these l
thank you. >> suarez: with just a week left before automatic spending cuts are set to begin, the obama administration stepped up pressure on republicans in congress today. the latest warnings came over the potential impact that furloughs would have on air travel, starting in april. transportation secretary ray lahood said travelers could face new delays of 90 minutes at major airports in chicago, new york and san francisco. moe 00th 1an air control towers at smaller airports could be...
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. >> president obama did not manage a handshake with uhani this week. but relations have been so troubled for 35 years that even the phone call counts as a breakthrough. >> i spoke with president rouhani of the islamic republic of iran and we spoke about our efforts to reach an agreement on the nuclear program. iran -- i reiterated what i said in new york. there are important obstacles to moving forward. believe that we can reach a comprehensive solution. >> with you when weapons inspectors back in damascus, the other welcome to breakthrough do the u.n. resolution to away with the arsenal of chemical weapons in syria. and more thanins 100,000 are dead and almost 7 million have lost their homes. the resolution on chemical weapons is not about any of that. it addresses the consequences of one horrific attack. and all the big powers can so far agree on it. turkey was outraged by the decision not to bomb and they have called for military action to provide safe sounds inside syria. >> we are begging, that the people -- that this is a humanitarian issue. >> d
. >> president obama did not manage a handshake with uhani this week. but relations have been so troubled for 35 years that even the phone call counts as a breakthrough. >> i spoke with president rouhani of the islamic republic of iran and we spoke about our efforts to reach an agreement on the nuclear program. iran -- i reiterated what i said in new york. there are important obstacles to moving forward. believe that we can reach a comprehensive solution. >> with you when...
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and recorders are being sold every day, how come we can't know how many people are being enrolled in obama care? wouldn't it build confidence in it? >> we'll have that information next week. >> that's once. why don't we know it every day? >> next week may not be soon enough for some on the hill. the house weighs and means committee chairman soupaubpoena cms asking for the information. >>> election day, in washington state a controversial ballot initiative caused a multi million dollar food fight over the labeling of genetic foods. >> reporter: in washington state they are paying crazy amounts of money to take food labs to the next level. >> people have a right to know what is in their food. >> reporter: air waves have ads of i-522 that would be the first law in the nation to mandate labels on foods. >> i-522 claims are very misleading. >> reporter: $30 million have been spent with opponents claim there is no proof gmo foods cause harm and a label will drive up grocery bills. >> this is an attack on our family farmers here in washington. it's a resickled initiative from california that they
and recorders are being sold every day, how come we can't know how many people are being enrolled in obama care? wouldn't it build confidence in it? >> we'll have that information next week. >> that's once. why don't we know it every day? >> next week may not be soon enough for some on the hill. the house weighs and means committee chairman soupaubpoena cms asking for the information. >>> election day, in washington state a controversial ballot initiative caused a...
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for the speaker it was a very bad week. it's been a bad couple of weeks, i think. it started before they even got to this deal. it started when he tried to lead his conference down a separate path a couple weeks ago and said hey, i think i have an idea how we get around this and he couldn't get enough of his own members to support him. that set him on a path where it started to open the question of whether he could deliver at all. it took him out of the equation. he even said this is now for harry reid and mitch mcconnell to decide and they couldn't either the when they actually did vote on new year's eve it undermined what has been the governing rule of the republicans for the past decade, which is nothing should pass without a majority vote and they didn't have a majority vote, and then immediately turned around to re-elect him speaker. it was never really in doubt. but i think having 12 votes, essentially 12 votes on the floor against -- against his speakership being re-elected with only 220 votes does not send a message of strength going into these next rounds.
for the speaker it was a very bad week. it's been a bad couple of weeks, i think. it started before they even got to this deal. it started when he tried to lead his conference down a separate path a couple weeks ago and said hey, i think i have an idea how we get around this and he couldn't get enough of his own members to support him. that set him on a path where it started to open the question of whether he could deliver at all. it took him out of the equation. he even said this is now for...
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he wound up a washington visit this week by meeting with president obama at the white house. maliki is seeking military and intelligence assistance. we'll have more on this story after the news summary. in egypt, thousands turned out to protest after friday prayers, in a show of support for deposed president mohammed morsi. they filled the streets and denounced morsi's upcoming trial, due to start monday. there were even chants calling for the execution of the military chief who led the coup against morsi. >> (translated): this trial is void because the military coup is void and has no legitimacy. this should never, ever happen not even over our dead bodies. we will never accept a traitor and his accomplish to rule egypt. >> (translated): this is not a trial. until now, no lawyer has been able to meet him and no volunteer has been able to take a copy of the papers of the case. this is not a trial, this is a farce. >> woodruff: the military-backed government has cracked down on morsi supporters since he was ousted in july. secretary of state john kerry acknowledged today that
he wound up a washington visit this week by meeting with president obama at the white house. maliki is seeking military and intelligence assistance. we'll have more on this story after the news summary. in egypt, thousands turned out to protest after friday prayers, in a show of support for deposed president mohammed morsi. they filled the streets and denounced morsi's upcoming trial, due to start monday. there were even chants calling for the execution of the military chief who led the coup...
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. >> holman: last week, when president obama stressed the importance of keeping student loans from doubling, we heard from readers across facebook and twitter. you can join the discussion. has student loan debt affected your post-graduate life? see our story on the rundown. and today, in ask the headhunter, what you should never, ever disclose to a potential employer when discussing salary requirements. that's on making sense. and we continue our live chat series with the newshour's correspondents. tomorrow, talk with jeff by tweeting newshour with the hashtag #askjeff. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll have margaret warner's next report on sectarian strife in lebanon. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you on-line, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> more than two years ago, the people of b.p. made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the be
. >> holman: last week, when president obama stressed the importance of keeping student loans from doubling, we heard from readers across facebook and twitter. you can join the discussion. has student loan debt affected your post-graduate life? see our story on the rundown. and today, in ask the headhunter, what you should never, ever disclose to a potential employer when discussing salary requirements. that's on making sense. and we continue our live chat series with the newshour's...
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. >> ifill: instead the spending cuts could begin to take effect at week's end. president obama, speaking at a shipyard in new port news, virginia, delivered fresh warnings today that the spending cuts would result in painful, self-inflicted wounds. >> because of these automatic cuts, about 90,000 virginians who work for the department of defense would be forced to take unpaid leave from their jobs. so that's money out of their pockets. money out of their paychecks. and then that means there's going to be a ripple effect on thousands of other jobs and businesses and services throughout the commonwealth. >> ifill: the president pressed for a compromise that combines targeted spending cuts with increased tax revenue. >> there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks. and that's what's holding things up right now. >> ifill: the administration announced today another response to the impending cuts. the release of hundreds of detainees held at immigration
. >> ifill: instead the spending cuts could begin to take effect at week's end. president obama, speaking at a shipyard in new port news, virginia, delivered fresh warnings today that the spending cuts would result in painful, self-inflicted wounds. >> because of these automatic cuts, about 90,000 virginians who work for the department of defense would be forced to take unpaid leave from their jobs. so that's money out of their pockets. money out of their paychecks. and then that...
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president obama. they're offering up a compromise on the debt ceiling: a three month increase in the federal borrowing limit. it's expected to come to the house floor next week, but it comes with strings attached. the proposal includes a condition that house and senate lawmakers pass a budget blueprint for the coming year or go without pay. house majority leader eric cantor said it's simple.congss congress shouldn't be paid for failing to do its job. 't >> tom: next week 80 companies are scheduled to turn in their latest quarterly financial report cards. but rather than the short-term focus on the bottom line, our next guest thinks businesses need to consider all stakeholders, not just shareholders. john mackey is the co-founder and co-c.e.o. of whole foods market. he's author of "conscious capitalism: liberating the heroic spirit of business". john, why is concentrating on shareholders a myth as you call it? >> i don't know if concentrating on shareholders is a myth. i mean, most companies do concent
president obama. they're offering up a compromise on the debt ceiling: a three month increase in the federal borrowing limit. it's expected to come to the house floor next week, but it comes with strings attached. the proposal includes a condition that house and senate lawmakers pass a budget blueprint for the coming year or go without pay. house majority leader eric cantor said it's simple.congss congress shouldn't be paid for failing to do its job. 't >> tom: next week 80 companies are...
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. >> rose: but what he did do cucinelli he campaigned on obama care on the last week and that seemed to have worked for him and might portend unless the administration can build a better case it will be an issue in 2014. >> this is the great debate coming out of this race because the mcauliffe campaign says we saw nothing in our polling that said obamacare caused any enthusiasm, increase among republicans, they had seen the race tightening a week before and they say this is all natural factors, now republicans say no the minute we turned this into a referendum on obamacare the numbers started slinking, all that is necessary yes, sir is for republicans to believe that and they will .. and run on 2014, the question is you put quite rightly is a year from now is the public going to be engaged in a conversation about obamacare in the same way they are right now? it is a white hot issue, bad for the president, because of healthcare web site doesn't work and a lot of the program doesn't work. where will we be in a year? will it have worked itself out and people signed up and looking good -
. >> rose: but what he did do cucinelli he campaigned on obama care on the last week and that seemed to have worked for him and might portend unless the administration can build a better case it will be an issue in 2014. >> this is the great debate coming out of this race because the mcauliffe campaign says we saw nothing in our polling that said obamacare caused any enthusiasm, increase among republicans, they had seen the race tightening a week before and they say this is all...
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yet three weeks after their debut they remain plagues with problems. 20 million americans have visited the sites but only a fraction of them have successfully signed up for insurance. president obama spoke from the rose garden today to reassure americans with the problems with the websites would be solved. >> here's the bottom line. the product, the health insurance is good. the prices are good. it is a good deal. people don't just want it, they're showing up to buy it. nobody's madder than me about the fact that the website isn't working as well as it should, which means it's going to get fixed. let me close by addressing some of the politic that have swirled around the affordable care act. i recognize that the republican party has made blocking the affordable care act its signature policy idea. sometimes it seems to be the one thing that unifies the parties these days. in fact, they were willing to shut down the government and potentially harm the global economy to try to get it repealed. >> rose: meanwhile a growing number of lawmakers are calling for secretary of health and human s
yet three weeks after their debut they remain plagues with problems. 20 million americans have visited the sites but only a fraction of them have successfully signed up for insurance. president obama spoke from the rose garden today to reassure americans with the problems with the websites would be solved. >> here's the bottom line. the product, the health insurance is good. the prices are good. it is a good deal. people don't just want it, they're showing up to buy it. nobody's madder...
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four complete coverage of the second inauguration of president barack obama. join me at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. i'll answer your questions about that and more in my monthly website. that what a busy week. you can send your questions in advance to "washington week" at pbs.org. and we'll see you next week. good night. >> corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> additional corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by prudential, additional funding is provided by the contributions from thu.k yo anth
four complete coverage of the second inauguration of president barack obama. join me at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. i'll answer your questions about that and more in my monthly website. that what a busy week. you can send your questions in advance to "washington week" at pbs.org. and we'll see you next week. good night. >> corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> additional corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by...
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in the past few weeks, cyber hacking has been all over the headlines, and today the obama administration about how to combat foreign theft of trade secrets. eric holder announced a plan in washington, and it comes on the heels of a report by an american securities firm pointing the finger at china. i am joined by tom, who was a member of the commission on cyber security. the administration tiptoed over whether china was responsible for these cyber attacks. >> i think they are signaling to the rest of the world but we are more willing to not only publicly embarrass those regimes but the use hard and soft power. >> what did you say could be done to protect u.s. computer systems? >> we recommend a number of things, first to modernize authority for criminal penalties as well as to regulate statutes, to improve the way they protect data. many have taken a lackadaisical approach to securing them, over relying on things to protect themselves. >> are those vulnerable? >> every system is vulnerable. they said there are those of us who know they have been hit and those who do not know. there are o
in the past few weeks, cyber hacking has been all over the headlines, and today the obama administration about how to combat foreign theft of trade secrets. eric holder announced a plan in washington, and it comes on the heels of a report by an american securities firm pointing the finger at china. i am joined by tom, who was a member of the commission on cyber security. the administration tiptoed over whether china was responsible for these cyber attacks. >> i think they are signaling to...
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president obama and other world leaders have condemned the violence and the u.s. has canceled a joint military exercise with egypt that was scheduled for next month. reporting from washington, i'm sally kidd. >> here at home, egyptian americans are watching what's what happening closely and reacting, lowell melser giants us from highlandtown with more. >> cocoa's market here on eastern avenue is a very popular place for the area's egyptian americans to gather and talk about news from egypt. the very latest in what is going on. and while there's a lot of fear for the future, we also found that there's a lot of optimism as well. >> i talk to my son today, it's very bad there, very bad. >> for the owner of cocoa's market, these are stressful days as he watches news reports out of his home country. he continues to express anger and frustration at the muslim brotherhood who he says is killing innocent people for no reason. >> these people is different than us, they all like to kill if you do not agree with what they are saying. >> while we were interviewing him, a frie
president obama and other world leaders have condemned the violence and the u.s. has canceled a joint military exercise with egypt that was scheduled for next month. reporting from washington, i'm sally kidd. >> here at home, egyptian americans are watching what's what happening closely and reacting, lowell melser giants us from highlandtown with more. >> cocoa's market here on eastern avenue is a very popular place for the area's egyptian americans to gather and talk about news...
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obama want os to be? >> i think like all re-elected presidents, he sees a mandate, an expanded visisin of a mandate from the electoral victory. but he realizes time is short. and i think he does not show the same level of patience with the congress that he showed in his first term, that certain in patients, a realization that probably this is his best year in all likelihood, if history is any guide. i think he's been more sure footed. and i think a happier warrior as i said earlier. and i think the people, dennis mcdonough who has chosen to be his chief of staff is somebody whom he likes, whom he is comfortable with, it is very much in his comfort zone. >> uh-huh. >> and probably the only person ever to be white house chief of staff who was a safety for john gagleardi, the winningest coach in college football history. >> i knew we have some trivia. >> actually, many cornerbacks were also chiefs of staff. >> he, as my colleague peter baker said, it's stirred, not shakenment so he is has not taken new peopl
obama want os to be? >> i think like all re-elected presidents, he sees a mandate, an expanded visisin of a mandate from the electoral victory. but he realizes time is short. and i think he does not show the same level of patience with the congress that he showed in his first term, that certain in patients, a realization that probably this is his best year in all likelihood, if history is any guide. i think he's been more sure footed. and i think a happier warrior as i said earlier. and i...
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administration over the past few weeks. first, you saw defense secretary chuck hagel announce that the u.s. will bolstering the number of antimissile sites in alaska and in california. and that's a process that will take about two years, two or three years, which is probably when they think north korea might be ready with a missile that could hilt the united states. meanwhile, they rushed out to guam, which is much closer to north korea, an antimissile system they hadn't planned to deploy for the next two years. that freed up a sea-based antimissile system that they're floating off the korean coast. what they're trying to do is make a case to kim jong un if he shoot off a missile, even in a test, that is headed for a populated area, they're planning to shoot it down. now, they may know seconds after launch that it's headed just out to the open sea, as most-- i think just about all north korean tests have been. in which case, i think they just let it go. but i think this big rush of missile defenses is based on the intellige
administration over the past few weeks. first, you saw defense secretary chuck hagel announce that the u.s. will bolstering the number of antimissile sites in alaska and in california. and that's a process that will take about two years, two or three years, which is probably when they think north korea might be ready with a missile that could hilt the united states. meanwhile, they rushed out to guam, which is much closer to north korea, an antimissile system they hadn't planned to deploy for...
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the data is going to indicate on myhad austin goolsby radio show last week. he concurs with this point. the data is going to indicate that obama is out of office after eight years, black people lost ground in every single leading economic indicator, category. something magical would have to happen for that not to be the case. >> i do not know the state of the let's presume it was true. -- the data but let's presume it is true. after 500 years of history, we know that this is not obama's fault but i am getting to a question which is this. 50 orll the historians, 100 or 200 years from now when historians look back, how will they juxtapose that in the era of the first black president after being 500 years, we lost ground in all these categories? those indicesme are true and a lot can happen in the next three years and let's hope that it does. given the recalcitrance of the tea party. the silent second term motivating the tea party is the word race. i think the people in the tea party are -- some are clearly disturbed ideologically by a government but subconsciou
the data is going to indicate on myhad austin goolsby radio show last week. he concurs with this point. the data is going to indicate that obama is out of office after eight years, black people lost ground in every single leading economic indicator, category. something magical would have to happen for that not to be the case. >> i do not know the state of the let's presume it was true. -- the data but let's presume it is true. after 500 years of history, we know that this is not obama's...
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in a letter to the white house this week, the u.s. catholic bishops and some evangelicals objected to obama's proposal. they arrrotherwise strong supporters of immigration reform. >>> the president joined a host of political, diplomatic and religious leaders for the annual national prayer breakfast on thursday. by tradition, participants put aside differences to pray for the nation and the world. obama told the group he wished that spirit would continue after the breakfast as well. >> you'd like to think that the shelf life wasn't so short. [ laughter ] but i go back to the oval office and i start watching the cable news networks and it's like we didn't pray. >> at the breakfast, the president announced that his longtime point-man on faith issues, joshua dubois, was stepping down as head of the white house office of faith-based and neighborhood partnerships. >>> former los angeles archbishop, cardinal roger mahony, strongly defended his handling of clergy sex abuse after newly released documents revealed the extent to which mahony pro
in a letter to the white house this week, the u.s. catholic bishops and some evangelicals objected to obama's proposal. they arrrotherwise strong supporters of immigration reform. >>> the president joined a host of political, diplomatic and religious leaders for the annual national prayer breakfast on thursday. by tradition, participants put aside differences to pray for the nation and the world. obama told the group he wished that spirit would continue after the breakfast as well....
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